1Body4Forty - Day 1

Amy - 172.3 lbs (Starting weight)

As a single mom, widowed with 2 kids, being overweight made it harder to get myself out there and meet people.  Losing weight successfully for me, regardless of diet & exercise, has been near impossible after having had 2 children and being diagnosed with an autoimmune thyroid condition.   Although future health concerns are a factor in being overweight, right now I just want to look better for my 40-something age (and rock the skinny jeans!)  I want to be able to re-enter the dating pool (or swamp) without the label of ‘fat and ugly’ being stuck in my head.

I found 1Body4Life last year when I started a course of B12 shots and decided to do my first round of HCG.  By the end of the 40 days, I had lost 25 lbs and went from a size 18 down to a size 12!  What a victory to be able to lose so much fat in such a short period of time with very little ‘effort’ other than being dedicated to the HCG diet guidelines.  My motivation to strictly adhere to the diet during my first round was that, if I was serious enough to lose weight by injecting myself with a hormone each day, then I had to work at getting the best possible results.

Somehow even with 25 lbs lost, I know I’m thinner and I look better, but in photos I think I still look fat.  I am doing HCG again because I really would love to get down to 140, although by government standards, I will still be ‘overweight’.  I think I’ll look and feel better yet!

Since I knew that I was starting my 2^nd HCG round today, I wasn’t very careful about what I ate for the past couple of days.  Having been 168 lbs only 2 days ago, I expected to start at about 170 going into my 2^nd round, but was shocked to weigh in at 172.3 this morning- Yikes, I feel bloated and fat!

When it comes to this diet, losing pounds is only one aspect, but where it really shows is in the inches that you lose on your body.  These are measured every two weeks, until the six weeks are over.  I am starting out with the following measurements: Chest 49.0"; Waist 35.0"; Hips 41.0"; Thighs R 23.0", L 24.0"; Calves 14.5"; Upper Arms 12.0"; Neck 14.5".

Thank goodness for the 2 binge days going into the diet though.  It’s nice having the chance to say ‘Goodbye’ to your favorite foods in preparation for the next 38 days! I started the day out with a steak, egg & cheese bagel, skated in a competitions and then had a very 'late' lunch (or early dinner) of tortellini alfredo.  But my main goal today was to have deep dish pizza and a glass of wine for dinner, which gave me the calories I needed to load today and a slice of leftover pizza for lunch tomorrow!

Here are my starting photos: